Queen Anne Hill Seattle to Counterbalance & Downtown

Queen Anne Hill is a neighborhood and hill in Seattle, Washington. The hill is the highest named hill in Seattle, Washington, with a maximum elevation of 456 feet (139 m), though the highest point in the city is the aptly named High Point in West Seattle, at 520 feet (158 m). Queen Anne is situated just north of Seattle Center and just south of Fremont across the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The hill early became a popular spot for the city's economic and cultural elite to build their mansions (the name derives from the architectural style, typical of so many of the early homes).
Mansions on W. Highland Drive, next to Kerry Park
Mansions on W. Highland Drive, next to Kerry Park

As a neighborhood toponym, Queen Anne can refer either to the entire hill or to the central residential and business district at the top of the hill. It is to be distinguished from Lower Queen Anne, also known as Uptown which refers to the area at the southern base of the hill, just north of Seattle Center.

Queen Anne is bounded on the north by the Fremont Cut of the Ship Canal, beyond which is Fremont; on the west by 15th Avenue W. and Elliott Avenue W., beyond which is Interbay, Magnolia, and Elliott Bay ; on the east by Aurora Avenue N. (Washington State Route 99), beyond which is Westlake and Lake Union; and on the south by Denny Way, beyond which is Belltown. Seattle Pacific University is located on its north slope across from Fremont.

Lower Queen Anne is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, at the base of Queen Anne Hill. While its boundaries are not precise, the toponym usually refers to the shopping, office, and residential districts to the north and west of Seattle Center. The districts to the west of the Center are also known as Uptown. The neighborhood is connected to Upper Queen Anne--the shopping district at the top of the hill--by an extremely steep section of Queen Anne Avenue N. known as the Counterbalance, in memory of the cable cars that once ran up and down it.

-Wikipedia

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[kamruz13]

Who did the cover of slave to love?

[murphicus]

@kamruz13

Hey! Thanks for the reminder - I'd lost track of that file, it's Sara Furrer and I just went and bought it (again) on iTunes. It's from her CD "One More Page"

[poorman143]

nice, can you pls recommend a good and kid friendly apartment in queen anne?price is around $1200, we'll be moving in seattle a month form now.thx

[murphicus]

@poorman143

I'm in Montlake and have never lived on QA - I would suggest Craigslist - look for ads and write one. CL is where I find renters for my rooms.

[bakaboy2000]

Where is all the traffic that I have to deal with on this street? This makes it look like nobody lives here! How serene!

[murphicus]

It's been so long ago, but it MUST have been a Sunday morning or a holiday!

Talk about traffic - I now live in Montlake between the Ship Canal & 520, so.... *L*

[1GirlRev]

So have you heard about the possible underground "counterbalance" tour? If so, what do you think of that? Also, what would you think of a funicular (uphill railway) going in on the "ave"? They have one called "Angels Flight" in L.A. if you want a reference to what it looks like.

[ethorii]

I grew up at the corner of Queen Anne Ave and Smith St. Looking back at pictures from the 80's, all the empty parking space up and down the block seems impossible. Now it's almost a fight to get a spot on my folks block. Seattle has changed so much and Queen Anne population must have doubled the last 25 years:( At least the real estate is worth a hell of a lot to compensate.

[murphicus]

You are welcome! have you visited again? Don't forget to visit Montlake!

[murphicus]

Did you make the move? I am a bit slow to approve comments!

[murphicus]

A Sunday morning drive with the rental car from the U - District! Also, I was up on Highland Dr and did the loop back around from Kerry View Park.